Handouts

• Egypt Map Directions
• Egypt Map Blank
• Egypt Map Challenge Task – this required for period 4 Spectrum students. It is optional for all other students.

Coloring the Map

This map should be colored to show the fertile area along the Nile River and the surrounding deserts. Here are several resources to help you find these areas.

• High resolution satellite photo from NASA
  

  Satellite Photo of the Nile River agricultural area

• Wikipedia image showing the Nile River from the Nile Delta to Lake Victoria

Google Map

I created a Google Map showing the locations of the cities and some of the geographic features that need to be labeled on the map. Click here to view the Google Map of Ancient Egypt.

Preview of the Google Map about Ancient Egypt

Handouts

• Africa Map Directions – directions listing what features need to be labeled.
• Africa Map Challenge Features – list of additional features to be labeled. This list is required for all 4th period Spectrum students. It is optional for students in periods 1, 2, 3, and 6. If students choose to do the challenge, it counts as an additional assignment, not “extra credit”.
• Africa Map Blank – blank Africa map for labeling and coloring.

Coloring the Map

The map should be colored to show water, desert, savanna, rainforest, and “land” (areas that do not seem to fall into one of the other categories). To help students with the coloring, I’ve labeled the satellite photo below with the major climate zones. For more helpful information, read the Wikipedia article about the geography of Africa.

Mesopotamia - “the land between the rivers” (specifically, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers).
Fertile Crescent – the “C” shaped area of land with soil that was good for farming.
The Cradle of Civilization – refers to the idea that this region was the birthplace of complex human societies.

Assignment (Due Thursday, November 5, 2009)

• Fertile Crescent Map Directions
• Fertile Crescent Blank Map

Resources

• Sample map created by Ms. Falls – Ms. Falls created this map, which is based on the map on page 50 of The World and its People, which shows the natural resources of the Fertile Crescent.  Students are welcome to refer to this map if they don’t have a book at home.
• Checking out a textbook – students can check out a textbook to take home by stopping by the room after school.  Books must be returned before school the next day so we can use them during class.
• Map of Ancient Mesopotamia – this map shows the location of many of the city-states of Mesopotamia.
• British Museum Maps – series of maps about Mesopotamia created by the British Museum showing cities, terrain, natural resources, and more.
• Wikipedia article about Mesopotamia – includes links to Fertile Crescent civilizations and related maps.

• World Map (Regular Version)
• World Map (Spectrum Version)